Plus in terms of value: Mozgov came for 2 firsts while we ended up with two quality SG's for essentially a salary dump which seems to vindicate the thought that getting 3 and D guys to fit Lebron and Kyrie is easier then getting bigs.
I think this is a good point. If you're thinking about Wiggins value to us *this year*, I think basically he would have been as valuable as JR Smith. Now JR Smith is actually a very valuable player to this team (so Wiggins could have made a real contribution), but we did manage to get JR for almost nothing partway through the season.
Of course Wiggins ceiling 2-3 years out is much higher than JR Smith, who is going to be declining significantly within a few years while Wiggins probably improves a lot. So that is certainly a loss. But I think this is our year -- we really have to jump on the opportunity this year.
I was/am a Love skeptic, he is just not playing up to the level I expected. But I'm feeling better recently. His defensive intensity is much improved and over last six weeks or so he is shooting substantially better on 3s (he is finally hitting over 40%, which he should be given how many WIDE FUCKING OPEN 3s he gets with us). Still looks physically outmatched in the post (which Bosh never did) and doesn't look like a superstar, but I guess you can't have everything.
I do wonder if we could have traded Dion/Bennet/TT for Love.